[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7420-7421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01538]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On January 15, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental 
Protection v. Atlantic County Utilities Authority, Civil Action No. 
3:21-cv-00800.
    In a Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the State of New Jersey, 
on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, alleges that 
the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (``ACUA'') violated the Clean 
Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) The Solid 
Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge 
Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR 
part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed Consent Decree in 
this case requires that ACUA pay a civil penalty of $75,000 to be 
divided evenly between the United States and the State of New Jersey, 
establish operating parameter limits based on performance test results, 
conduct root cause analyses and corrective actions for operating 
parameter deviations exceeding a specified threshold, establish and 
comply with standard operating procedures designed to minimize bypass 
events, and pay stipulated penalties for violations of Consent Decree 
requirements. In addition, the Consent Decree requires a New Jersey-
sponsored supplemental project, to be overseen by the state, involving 
the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Atlantic 
County.

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    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and the State of New Jersey, 
Department of Environmental Protection v. Atlantic County Utilities 
Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11392/1. All comments must be 
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of 
this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed Consent Decree upon written request and payment of 
reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent 
Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $14.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-01538 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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